2024 Masters - Jan 7th to Jan 14th - BBC/Eurosport

Eurosport commentators mentioned he was complaining of an ankle injury. Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know.

He is not running at the moment, on a bike instead, so the joints might have taken a bit of a pounding and he's having to rest up.

Not looking likely.....

That is the bit I can't understand they are going on about how warm it is in the arena, I have seen a far few wearing T-Shirts in the crowd. But yet the players (Ronnie) has been saying it is cold.

This is going to be an interesting clearance for whoever gets the green!

The captain falls over the line fair play to him. I was convinced he would crack. Amazed if he even puts it up to Ronnie tomorrow.

Just listened to his interview after the game, does seem unusually confident. He'll have to believe and tell himself he beat O'Sullivan last time they played in a major, as his record is brutal against him otherwise.

Maybe he is becoming a better all round and focused player, but even watching the interview there's just something unlikable and smug about him. Hope he does win just for the sake of change

He just continually seems to say the most annoying stupid things at the wrong time, all the time, with a constant slimey smirk on his face.

I'm being unfair perhaps as many closer to him said he's a nice guy, and has been through a lot health wise, stuff you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, so I have to keep telling myself that, it's just how he is, he can't help his personality.

Obviously many people have said it, so I'm sure he's read what many people have said about him, that across the board he's deemed an unlikable person, but you can't change how your naturally hardwired I suppose.

So I hope he wins, as after his health problems he probably deserves it, and for the sake of change. O'Sullivan is unlikable too, and despises Carter, so be funny to see Carter beat him and really get under his skin

Sure he's adopted Irish now, one of our own ha.

Ye as pretentious as they come, little posh boy constantly harping on about "etiquette"

I was being facetious, see my next post. I was talking as in how he's often viewed

I can see your annoyance though, a very decent person given a hard time, generally by these O'Sullivan fanboys who know nothing about the sport and watch one tournament a year.

They hang on what he says, and O'Sullivan has created a fairly toxic attitude towards Murphy from some quarters, completely undeserved. It's not right

Just on O'Sullivan, I think he's a disgrace. Seen him and Hendry in Goff's recently. Hendry when he came out acknowledged the crowd and took in what was around him. O'Sullivan waited till the last minute to come out and hardly acknowledged anyone.

A bat flew in and O'Sullivan had so little interest in being there, Hendry had to get his attention to show him. Hendry laughed about it telling him. O'Sullivan didn't even smile and just walked out, Hendry looked mildly surprised O'Sullivan had no interest in what was an odd situation.

He's a privileged pr1ck, a complete narcissist, who is very focused and driven on winning, but conveys this character to pretend he doesn't care, to downplay others achievements, and to take the good from others bettering him when beaten

He's become a parody of himself at this stage, wheeling the same soundbites every week for 30 years, doesn't care one week, does the next. Ye riveting controversy.

He did want to beat Hendry that day, and there is still that dislike there. And it would kill Hendry if he got that 8th world title. But Hendry now has to present himself on TV as being above it and happy for O'Sullivan.

O'Sullivan then constantly telling him he's the best ever, as he's about to break his records, completely patronising rubbish!

I like O’Sullivan simply because he’s so good to watch when he’s in form. I always thought though that he was genuinely a bit of a manic depressed sort of character but now I think he’s just mostly trying to play mind games and wind up the other players to gain some sort of edge. Not a very likeable character off the table I’d agree.

Well the bit of needle between Carter and O'Sullivan will add a little bit of interest to it. Although with all of O'Sullivans possible opponents since Friday evening there has been a run in with each of them at some time or another.

I'd expect Carter to give him a match.

I don't. Barring a meltdown I think he'll run through Carter easily today. Carter has only beaten Ronnie 3 times in 25 matches.

Makes for a better evening now with Carter guaranteed to be at least level.